Scaleback Tamow

Scaleback Tamow
(Porcotherium scalus)
Information
Creator	Hydromancerx Other
Week/Generation	23/146
Habitat	Jaydoh Desert
Size	2 m Long
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Herbivore (Jaydoh Goth Tree, Needlevine, Ugly Woodenberry, River Woodenberry, Dwarf Swaberry, Scraggly Swaberry, Chime Slingberry, Quilled Slingberry, Standing Piloroot, Lanternbranch)
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Unknown
Reproduction	Sexual, Live Birth, Two Genders, Pouch and Milk
Taxonomy
Domain Genus Species	Eukaryota Porcotherium Porcotherium scalus

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Whiskerpick	Marine Tamow

The scaleback tamow split from its ancestor the whiskerpick. It has doubled in size and now grows large keratin scales which helps protect it from predators. Its tail has evolved a large club also made of hard keratin. they use this to hit any predators which try to eat them. During the summer they will go south to the tundra where its not to cold and during the winter they will go north desert where its not too cold. During the winter they will grow a saggy coat while in the summer they will shed their winter coat. They never loose their black scales.

Like their ancestors, they are warm blooded and give birth to live young. The live young live in the warm pouch until they either have grown too big or they grow scales. However they will still nurse milk from the mother for up to a year after birth even if they cannot fit in the pouch. They live in large herds and are quite social. When it gets too cold they will huddle and keep juveniles that can no longer fit in their pouches in the center of the group. Males will fight over females by clashing their clubs at each other. This can be dangerous so most are just mock swings.